Hall 2 Rugby by Lee Weijie

For many of us, there was no 8am on a Sunday. But our ruggers were already at Saint Andrew’s School for the second part of the rugby tournament. The team could play up to 3 games, if only they win every single game. Any mistake could cost them to go home straight away. 

Quarter-finals against hall 5: 7-0
Lethargic and sluggish, the team went into the game. It was only after the halftime, the team woke up to the game. NTU confessions famed Kenryu Wang kicked the ball so deep into hall 5’s half, their winger was quickly running back to it, little did he know that our Lim ZhiHao who was at least 30 meters behind was quickly covering the distance. With lightning bolt speed, ZhiHao burned their winger and took the ball to score a try.



Semi-finals against hall 6: 0-0 ( Hall 2 win on penalties)
This is one of the toughest game we have anticipated. Hall 6 was second in last year’s IHG. Ex Hall King Chia Wang Peng was inches away from scoring a try when the ball decided to bounce out of his Bodybuilder chest. Our team showed resilience when defending against hall 6 in the dying moments of the extra time. Nil nil, we went on to penalties! Hall 6 fired both the penalties wide while Arnold Wee and Teo Yu Hao scored their kicks in style. WE ARE THROUGH TO THE FINALS! Revenge couldn’t be sweeter as Hall 6 beat us on penalties last year. 





Finals against Hall 3: 14-21
They are the reigning championship holders for many years. And for the last 2 years, no team have scored a try against them. Our ruggers know how much they have to work to win this. We were all tired from the two games before this, while Hall 3 only played ONE game (Some Hall walked over when they know they will be playing with Hall 3). Despite the fatigue, our ruggers went into the game strong-willed, wanting to dethrone them. 3 mins into the game, Kenryu Wang feigned his opponent with his super acting skills and he sprinted 50 meters to score the try! 7-0! Seven minutes into the game, Arnold Wee took the game to 14-0 with a run down the wing with his quick short legs sprinting. With half of the team in ivp, the reigning champions were shocked. As the game continued, our players grew increasingly fatigued. Hall 3 then came back to score right before half time, and twice in the second half. We lost.




We may have lost the finals, but we walk tall after the game ended. We did our very best, put our bodies on the line for our teammates. Special thanks to our supporters who came down early in the morning and Our Captain Tan Wei Qiang, whose nags brought the team to another level!




Silver Medalists: Tan WeiQiang, Teo YuHao, Lim ZhiHao, Chia WangPeng, Kenryu Wang, Lim Shao Wei, Malcom Lin, Haikal Yahya, Jacob Ng, Wilfred Lim, Jon Ong, Chang Chern Yee, Joseph Lou, Arnold Wee, Poon Kip Mun, Jonathan Wong, Nicholas Tai, Matt Goh Qi Quan, Harold Teo and Lee Weijie.

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